Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 78 | 64 | 101 | 114 | 102 | 109 | 121 | 156 | 147 | 153 | 227 | 221 | 164 | 89 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 50 | 115 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.80m | 1:08PM1.94m | 1:32AM1.84m | 2:01PM1.95m | 2:25AM1.88m | 2:51PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.15m | 7:21PM0.18m | 7:40AM0.12m | 8:13PM0.14m | 8:34AM0.11m | 9:03PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 79 | 78 | 64 | 101 | 114 | 102 | 109 | 121 | 156 | 147 | 112 | 227 | 221 | 164 | 89 | 54 | 59 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 27 | 29 | 55 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 69 | 38 | 55 | 35 | 87 | 86 | 27 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 41 | 137 | 131 | 83 | 81 | 32 | 18 | 81 | 76 | 72 | 12 | 50 | 97 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | SSW 15 | S 5 | SSW 14 | S 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 61 | 37 | 99 | 22 | 26 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 100 | 153 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 80 | 79 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 71 | 14 | 115 | 154 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | SW 2 | S 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 62 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 23 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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